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• Eliphaz had another son named Amalek, born to Timna, his concubine. These were all grandchildren of Esau's wife Adah. - Genesis 36:12



• Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These clans in the land of Edom were descended from Eliphaz, the son of Esau and Adah. - Genesis 36:16



• While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek came to fight against them. - Exodus 17:8



• Moses commanded Joshua, "Call the Israelites to arms, and fight the army of Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." - Exodus 17:9



• So Joshua did what Moses had commanded. He led his men out to fight the army of Amalek. Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of a nearby hill. - Exodus 17:10



• As a result, Joshua and his troops were able to crush the army of Amalek. - Exodus 17:13



• Then the LORD instructed Moses, "Write this down as a permanent record, and announce it to Joshua: I will blot out every trace of Amalek from under heaven." - Exodus 17:14



• He said, "They have dared to raise their fist against the LORD's throne, so now* the LORD will be at war with Amalek generation after generation."4 - Exodus 17:16



• Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel, - Judges 6:3



• Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. - Judges 6:33



• The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore--too many to count! - Judges 7:12



• Then Balaam looked over at the people of Amalek and delivered this prophecy: "Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!" - Numbers 24:20



• This is what the LORD Almighty says: `I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. - 1 Samuel 15:2



• Now go and completely destroy* the entire Amalekite nation--men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.' "1 - 1 Samuel 15:3



• Then Saul went to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. - 1 Samuel 15:5

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^{New Living Translation Bible used with permission Tyndale House Publishers.}